TY - JOUR
T1 - Initial Validation of the Sexual Pleasure Scale in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples of Partnered Heterosexual People
AU - Pascoal, Patrícia M.
AU - Sanchez, Diana T.
AU - Raposo, Catarina Fonseca
AU - Pechorro, Pedro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 International Society for Sexual Medicine
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Introduction Sexual pleasure is a central aspect of human sexuality; however, no validated measurements exist that assess sexual pleasure. We present a preliminary validation study of the psychometric properties of a Sexual Pleasure Scale (SPS), based on the three items developed by Sanchez, Crocker and Boike to measure sexual pleasure. The SPS is a brief and easy-to-implement instrument that assesses the extent of sexual pleasure experienced from sexual relationships, sexual activities, and sexual intimacy. Aim To assess the validity of the SPS in a subgroup of patients diagnosed with sexual dysfunction (n = 89) and a non-clinical community sample (n = 188) of Portuguese men and women. Methods We provide an initial examination of the reliability (eg, Cronbach α), convergent validity (eg, with measurements of sexual satisfaction), and divergent validity (eg, with measurements of body satisfaction) of the SPS. Main Outcome Measures The survey included a sociodemographic questionnaire and a set of questionnaires to test the psychometric properties of the SPS. Results The reliability study showed a high Cronbach value (α = 0.94). Convergent validity of the SPS with the measurements described showed mostly moderate to high statistically significant positive correlations, whereas the criterion-related validity showed the expected low non-significant correlation. The results also showed that the SPS shows strong sensitivity to discriminate people with from those without sexual problems. Conclusion Results from the clinical population indicate that the SPS has good psychometric qualities and is a reliable measurement of sexual pleasure with applicability in clinical practice and clinical research but shows little variability within the community sample.
AB - Introduction Sexual pleasure is a central aspect of human sexuality; however, no validated measurements exist that assess sexual pleasure. We present a preliminary validation study of the psychometric properties of a Sexual Pleasure Scale (SPS), based on the three items developed by Sanchez, Crocker and Boike to measure sexual pleasure. The SPS is a brief and easy-to-implement instrument that assesses the extent of sexual pleasure experienced from sexual relationships, sexual activities, and sexual intimacy. Aim To assess the validity of the SPS in a subgroup of patients diagnosed with sexual dysfunction (n = 89) and a non-clinical community sample (n = 188) of Portuguese men and women. Methods We provide an initial examination of the reliability (eg, Cronbach α), convergent validity (eg, with measurements of sexual satisfaction), and divergent validity (eg, with measurements of body satisfaction) of the SPS. Main Outcome Measures The survey included a sociodemographic questionnaire and a set of questionnaires to test the psychometric properties of the SPS. Results The reliability study showed a high Cronbach value (α = 0.94). Convergent validity of the SPS with the measurements described showed mostly moderate to high statistically significant positive correlations, whereas the criterion-related validity showed the expected low non-significant correlation. The results also showed that the SPS shows strong sensitivity to discriminate people with from those without sexual problems. Conclusion Results from the clinical population indicate that the SPS has good psychometric qualities and is a reliable measurement of sexual pleasure with applicability in clinical practice and clinical research but shows little variability within the community sample.
KW - Clinical Sample
KW - Psychometric Study
KW - Sexual Dysfunction
KW - Sexual Pleasure Scale
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 27555510
AN - SCOPUS:84995467641
SN - 1743-6095
VL - 13
SP - 1408
EP - 1413
JO - Journal of Sexual Medicine
JF - Journal of Sexual Medicine
IS - 9
ER -